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Eastern Rosella

Platycercus eximius

Distribution: From south-eastern Queensland to Victoria and south eastern South Australia (west to Adelaide) and Tasmania

Notes: Also called Rosella, Rosehill Parakeet and Rosy. In pairs or flocks, inhabiting open forest country and partly cleared lands. It feeds in trees but spends much time on the ground in search of seeds of grasses, which, with wild fruits and berries, constitute it's normal food. In some areas it is destructive in orchards and cultivation paddocks.

The call is a pleasant whistling note. This is the commonest and best-known of all the "broad-tailed" group of parrots; it has been freely kept in captivity since it's first discovery near Rosehill (Parramatta) in the early days of settlement; The name Rosella (originally Rosehiller) is derived from Rosehill. In north-eastern New South Wales and South Eastern Queensland this bird often interbreeds with the Pale-headed Rosella; it has been known to cross with the Crimson Rosella.

Nest: In a hole in a tree, stump, or fence post; rarely in a rabbit burrow.

Eggs: Four to nine; white. Breeding season: September to January

references from What Bird is That, Neville W. Cayley 1931. revised by Terence R. Lyndsey 1984. Angus and Robertson Sydney Australia...p392